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Thu, April 25th, 09:12 · Richard Cutcher

MTN Group increases subscribers, but loses out in SA

MTN Group, which operates mobile networks in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East, has lost 1.9 per cent of its South African subscribers despite an increase of 3.2 per cent globally. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:51 · Nanine Steenkamp

MTN Nigeria borrows US$3bn for upgrades

MTN Nigeria signed loan agreements yesterday in Lagos to the value of NGN470 billion (US$3 billion) for countrywide infrastructure improvement. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 13:18 · Paul Adepoju

Morpheus launches buyam.com.ng e-commerce platform in Nigeria

A new e-commerce platform, buyam.com.ng has been launched in Lagos by Morpheus Online Business Services, offering Nigerian stores the chance to record exponential growth without incurring costs. → Read more
Wed, April 24th, 09:50 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: NCC may be getting it right this time with MNP

Attention seems to have switched to the Nigerian subscriber for the first time since the advent of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) in the country, with the various telecoms companies now seemingly pulling off the gloves and doing everything possible to snatch their rivals’ subscribers. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 11:01 · Paul Adepoju

MTN ‘ports’ rival Etisalat’s ambassador, slashes cost of BlackBerry subscription

Nigeria’s largest telecoms company MTN Nigeria unveiled a new television advert promoting mobile number portability (MNP), just hours after it was launched yesterday, in an early sign that competition will increase with MNP. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 08:31 · Paul Adepoju

Government cash boost for Nigerian tech entrepreneurs

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has launched the National ICT Incubation Programme in Lagos, which aims to create 25 successful tech businesses by 2015. → Read more
Tue, April 23rd, 05:40 · Paul Adepoju

MNP launched in Nigeria

After a series of postponements, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially launched Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 13:00 · Igor Hobotov

Tecno Mobile launches smartphone in Nigeria

Chinese mobile manufacturer Tecno has launched the Q1 smartphone in the Nigerian market hoping to get a slice of the market share in the BlackBerry dominated country. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 11:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

‘Nigerian’ spammers exploit Chavez death

Latin Americans’ fraud alert has been raised as bulk spam mailings about the investments of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez began hitting inboxes shortly after his death in March. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 07:44 · Paul Adepoju

We all have a stake in social media – David Fasanya

Nigeria-born American poet David Fasanya says every user of social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter has a stake in the networks. → Read more
Mon, April 22nd, 07:15 · Paul Adepoju

NCC confirms MNP launch today

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will officially launch Mobile Number Portability (MNP) today, amidst wide speculation of postponement. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 14:17 · Richard Cutcher

IHS appoints CCO

Telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS has appointed Rhys Phillip as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) as it looks to expand across Africa and Middle East. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 12:06 · Brandon Gregory

2go’s feature phone market makes life “very difficult”

Peter Lockhart, product strategist and business developer at mobile-to-mobile social network 2go, has said designing for feature phones is “very difficult”. → Read more
Fri, April 19th, 08:05 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos Computer Village generates US$2 billion annually, ministry to harness skills of operators

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed that the popular computer village in Lagos injects around US$2 billion (NGN300 billion) into the Nigerian economy every year. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 09:48 · Paul Adepoju

Insufficient bandwidth responsible for African underdevelopment – Ericsson

Insufficient bandwidth penetration in Africa has been blamed for Africa’s underdevelopment. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: NiRA chief discusses the .ng domains now available in Nigeria

.ng domains are now available for purchase, with prices ten times higher than .biz and .org domains. HumanIPO sat down with Ope Odusan, chief operating officer at the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) to discuss what the new domains mean for the country’s internet experience and how it will be regulated. → Read more
Thu, April 18th, 06:55 · Paul Adepoju

Passnownow to launch Java and Symbian apps

Passnownow has told HumanIPO the Nigerian online educational community will launch apps for Java and Symbian based devices before this year’s Children Day in May. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:29 · Paul Adepoju

Eskimi lures Nigerian financial institutions with new growth opportunity and portal

The largest social media network to meet new people in Africa, Eskimi, has announced growth opportunities for financial institutions in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 15:25 · Paul Adepoju

Rise Networks piques Nigerian students’ interest in education with free online community

Toyosi Akerele, founder of Rise Networks, has told HumanIPO they launched Passnownow.com after realising the best way to stimulate Nigerian students is by engaging them through the channels of delivery they are familiar with. → Read more
Wed, April 17th, 09:07 · Paul Adepoju

Minister launches Nigerian government service portal in Abuja

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has officially launched the Nigerian government service portal in Abuja as part of the ministry’s bid to get “government online’’. → Read more